# 2019’s International Charity Fraud Awareness Week details revealed

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2019/08/20/2019-international-charity-fraud-awareness-week-details-revealed/
- Published: 2019-08-20T11:24:39+01:00
- Author: Melanie May

**This year’s International Charity Fraud Awareness Week takes place from 21-25 
October, with a free online awareness hub to be a key feature.**

The Charity Fraud Awareness Hub will provide a one-stop shop for information, guidance
and case studies, and will also feature a series of live webinars.

The week will kick off with [a launch event](https://www.fraudadvisorypanel.org/events/tackling-charity-fraud-why-it-matters/)
at London’s Chartered Accountants’ Hall on the morning of 21 October, where the 
[Charity Commission](https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/charity-commission)
will be sharing findings from its latest fraud research and launching the online
Hub. Attendees will also hear from sector experts and charity professionals on fraud
prevention.

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International Charity Fraud Awareness Week is led by a coalition of over 40 charities,
regulators, law enforcers, representative bodies and other not-for-profit stakeholders.
The main aims of the week are to raise awareness of the key risks affecting the 
sector, promote and share good counter-fraud practices, and promote honesty and 
openness about fraud.

As well as developing their own activities, charities are invited to take part in
the week in a number of ways, including:

 * [downloading the supporters pack from the Fraud Advisory Panel website](https://www.fraudadvisorypanel.org/charity-fraud/get-involved/)
 * [joining the conversation on Twitter](https://twitter.com/search?q=%23CharityFraudOut&src=typed_query)
   by promoting their own counter fraud messages or retweeting others using the 
   hashtag #CharityFraudOut
 * joining the launch event for International Charity Fraud Awareness Week on 21
   October
 * [registering to access content](https://gateway.on24.com/wcc/experience/elitebba/1917599/2071337/charity-fraud-awareness-hub)
   on the Charity Fraud Awareness Hub
 * entering for a Charities Against Fraud award

The awards are taking place for the third time this year and recognise and celebrate
the achievements of those proactively fighting fraud in the charity sector. Any 
individual, team or charity that set or achieve best practice or demonstrated an
innovative approach in tackling fraud can enter. [Entries](https://www.bdo.co.uk/en-gb/charities-against-fraud-awards)
open today (20 August) and close on 4 October.

 * **[Commission issues advice to help older donors avoid fraud](https://fundraising.co.uk/2019/09/02/commission-issues-advice-to-help-older-donors-avoid-fraud/)**(
   2 September 2019)
 * **[Almost half of charities failing to implement good practice fraud protections](https://fundraising.co.uk/2019/10/21/almost-half-charities-failing-to-implement-good-practice-fraud-protections/)**(
   21 October 2019)
 * **[New guide published to help charities avoid Covid-related scams](https://fundraising.co.uk/2020/12/16/new-guide-published-to-help-charities-avoid-covid-related-scams/)**(
   16 December 2020)

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